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Gothic II is a computer role-playing game where you assume the role of the Nameless Hero from the original Gothic to save the Island Khorinis and the world of Myrtana.
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance is an updated version of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty containing the original game while adding hundreds of VR missions, a theatre mode and more. It was originally released on the Xbox and later made it onto PS2 and PC.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is the second 3D game in the series and sixth original title. It features more of the same sand-box action-adventure gameplay with a new 1980s setting, new characters, new weapons and much more.
Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus is a platformer that sees Sly Cooper and his gang on a mission to defeat the five criminals that killed Sly's family and reclaim the pages of the Thievius Raccoonus, a book of family thieving techniques compiled by generations of the Cooper family.
Mafia is a sandbox style, third-person action game set in the fictional city of Lost Heaven. The player assumes the role of Tommy Angelo as he rises through the ranks of the Mafia in Depression-era America. The game was developed by Czech developer Illusion Softworks.
Gothic is an open-world action RPG that revolves around an unnamed prisoner and his journey through lands contained in a magical barrier. On his journey he stumbles upon monsters, wizards, camps with lawless men and strange sects.
The follow-up to the 1998 blockbuster, Metal Gear Solid 2 blends tactical stealth and action. This sequel takes the action to an offshore oil cleanup facility seized by terrorists who are holding the President hostage. It helped sell the PS2, featuring advanced AI, physics and cover mechanics for its time, and one of the first postmodern narratives in gaming.
The third release in the Grand Theft Auto Franchise stars silent criminal protagonist Claude who, after having been betrayed and left for dead, is out for revenge. It was the first GTA game in 3D, an evolution that proved to be pivotal and helped establish the franchise as one of gaming's most popular (and controversial).
Remedy's film-noir action game puts players in the role of grizzled cop Max Payne as he tries to clear his name of murder.
American McGee's Alice is a pseudo-sequel to Lewis Carroll's classic. Alice, scarred by a horrific childhood trauma, must return to a dark, nightmarish version of Wonderland. Alice must restore its former harmony by defeating the Queen of Hearts in order to vanquish her own inner demons.
A celebrated cyberpunk-themed first-person role-playing game, Deus Ex puts players behind the shades of JC Denton--an operative thrust into a world of byzantine global conspiracies.
Covert Ops: Nuclear Dawn is a PlayStation game that puts you in the shoes of NATO Lt. Jack Morton--the sole survivor of a terrorist attack on an armored train: The Blue Harvest.
Originally titled Metal Gear: Ghost Babel, Metal Gear Solid is a Game Boy Color spinoff of the popular stealth action game, Metal Gear Solid.
Developed by Looking Glass Studios and released in 1999, this cyberpunk first-person shooter with RPG elements established new standards for storytelling and gameplay.
A LucasArts adventure game that follows skeletal travel agent Manny Calavera's four-year journey across the Land of the Dead in a film-noir-inspired tale of love, betrayal and corruption.
The second in the Devil Summoner series, Soul Hackers follows a group called the Spookies as they attempt to stop an overflow of demons in a city where the internet is all-pervasive. Released in 1997, it anticipated a future dominated by the internet and depicted a fictional virtual-reality cyberspace city called Paradigm X.
Resident Evil Director's Cut is a re-released version of the original title featuring new modes, music and items
A point-and-click adventure game that takes place on a European train shortly before the outbreak of World War I. The game attempts to simulate real time with a non-linear story and dozens of fully voiced characters.
Set in an alternate universe, Command & Conquer: Red Alert shows the reality of a different World War II where a powerful Soviet Union under leader Stalin tries to seize power over large areas in Asia & Europe.
The first in a long line of action-oriented survival-horror games, Resident Evil pits a small group of special forces agents against hordes of zombies and other mutated creatures in a mysterious mansion.
A Legend of Zelda inspired game in which the player guides a character who converts non-believers, fights demons, and ultimately goes up against Satan himself.
Drill your way through 30 levels of treasure hunting in this charming Lode Runner-esque puzzle platformer
Originally released for the Japan-exclusive MSX2 in 1990, this sequel is set four years after the Outer Heaven incident. New FOXHOUND commander, Roy Campbell, brings a shell-shocked Solid Snake back from early retirement to infiltrate the military nation Zanzibar Land.
Exile, also known as XZR II, is the side scrolling, action RPG sequel to XZR. It was first released for Japanese computers in 1988. Both North American releases, especially the Genesis one, were censored due to the heavy religious, adult and drug-related themes.
Golgo 13: Top Secret Episode is a mature-themed game with revolutionary design implementing multiple game mechanics, including platforming, first-person shooting, and sniping, and is one of the only games to feature sex on the NES.
Known as the first stealth-action game, Metal Gear tells the tale of Solid Snake, a rookie operative of the U.S. special forces unit FOXHOUND, as he infiltrates Outer Heaven, a fortified military compound, to destroy a mysterious superweapon known as "Metal Gear".
The beloved ninja bandit Goemon makes his debut in this action-platformer for arcades.
Drive through five cities painting the road and dodging police cars along the way in this early Jaleco Arcade platformer.
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